Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and Beanworld creator (and president of McFarlane Toys) Larry Marder will be the guests of honor at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ, on Monday, June 6 at 7 p.m.

The two are speaking as part of the store’s ongoing "The Art and Commerce of the Graphic Novel" series.

The graphic novel has become a hugely successful and popular alternative to more traditional narrative formats. McFarlane and Marder will host a lively discussion on what graphic novels are, where they come from and where they're headed.

The discussion will take place at Changing Hands Bookstore on Monday, June 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. Changing Hands is located on the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in Tempe, AZ.